Chris-Pin Martin

Chris-Pin Martin

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1893-11-18
Deathday: 1953-06-27 (59 years old)

Biography

Chris-Pin Martin (born Ysabel Ponciana Chris-Pin Martin Paiz, November 19, 1893 – June 27, 1953) was an American character actor whose specialty lay in portraying comical Mexicans, particularly sidekicks in The Cisco Kid film series. He acted in over 100 films between 1925 and 1953, including over 50 westerns. Martin was born in Tucson, Arizona, when that was still a territory, the son of Toro "Bull" Martin, a Yaqui indian, and Florencia Paiz, a woman of Mexican descent. of southern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico. He started working in Hollywood in 1911, as an extra for Universal Studios, and also worked as a recruitment agent ("runner") for hiring Latino and Latina extras needed for specific films at Hollywood studios.In 1922, Martin produced a film, Tepee Love, a romance, starring Martin and Dolores Contreras. The film played in Glendale, California, and Burbank, California, in 1922; a second film project never was finished. By 1925, Martin had become a frequent, although unnamed character, in silent movies. His roles were as a bumbling or slow comedic character who spoke in broken English.

Martin's most remembered western film role was in nine of the Cisco Kid films playing the Kid's sidekicks Gordito and in the later films Pancho. He also appeared in the John Ford classic Stagecoach (1939) with John Wayne. He was credited in his films by other names, including Chrispin Martin, Chris King Martin, Chris Martin, Cris-Pin Martin, and Ethier Crispin Martini.ud

Martin was adept in both drama and comedy, in films like the melodramatic The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) as "Poncho" the Mexican who reluctantly becomes a part of a lynch mob and a contrite confessor. In A Millionaire for Christy (1951) Martin plays a brief but memorable role as "Manolo", a Mexican who knows no English.

Filmography

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Movies 90

Commissary Bartender (uncredited)
Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon (1948)

Movie
Sancho Lopez (uncredited)
Captain from Castile

Captain from Castile (1947)

Movie
An Organ-Grinder
The Fugitive

The Fugitive (1947)

Movie
Mexican Waiter (uncredited)
Suspense

Suspense (1946)

Movie
Store Proprietor (uncredited)
Along Came Jones

Along Came Jones (1945)

Movie
Agustin - Beauchard Henchman
American Empire

American Empire (1942)

Movie
Police Captain, in Rico
Charter Pilot

Charter Pilot (1940)

Movie
Mexican Pottery Proprietor (uncredited)
Code of the Secret Service

Code of the Secret Service (1939)

Movie
Deer Lodge Station Agent
Frontier Pony Express

Frontier Pony Express (1939)

Movie
Chris (uncredited)
Stagecoach

Stagecoach (1939)

Movie
4.33
Sergeant in Marlanda (uncredited)
Four Men and a Prayer

Four Men and a Prayer (1938)

Movie
Garcia (uncredited)
Born to Be Wild

Born to Be Wild (1938)

Movie
Sailor (uncredited)
The Hurricane

The Hurricane (1937)

Movie
José Rodriguez (uncredited)
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born (1937)

Movie
Sentry (uncredited)
Captain Blood

Captain Blood (1935)

Movie
6
Chiquita's Fan in Cafe
La Cucaracha

La Cucaracha (1934)

Movie
Peón (uncredited)
Chained

Chained (1934)

Movie
Mexican Husband with Family (uncredited)
Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning (1934)

Movie
Chris - Oil Well Foreman
Flaming Gold

Flaming Gold (1932)

Movie
Francois Marquette aka Frenchy
The Painted Woman

The Painted Woman (1932)

Movie
Chief of Police
The Stoker

The Stoker (1932)

Movie
Jury Member (uncredited)
Safe in Hell

Safe in Hell (1931)

Movie
Inmate (uncredited)
The Big House

The Big House (1930)

Movie
Native Hunter (uncredited)
Where East Is East

Where East Is East (1929)

Movie
Sailor from the Santa Rosa (uncredited)
Across to Singapore

Across to Singapore (1928)

Movie
7
Worker in Hallway (uncredited)
The Crowd

The Crowd (1928)

Movie
2
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
The Gold Rush

The Gold Rush (1925)

Movie
4.88
Chris-Pin MartinChris-Pin Martin

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1893-11-18

Deathday
1953-06-27 (59 years old)

Birth Place
Tucson, Arizona, USA

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Ysabel Ponciana Chris-Pin Martin Paiz, Chris Pin Martin, Chrispin Martin, Cris-Pin Martin, Crispen Martin, Chris Martin, Chris King Martin, Ethier Crispin Martini, Крис-Пин Мартин

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